How to see it
HIP 12342 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12342: right ascension 2h 38m 56s, declination −54° 50′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
HIP 12342. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12342, Gaia DR3 4741233815603040256. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4741233815603040256
- HIP
- 12342
- gaia_dr3
- 4741233815603040256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4741233815603040256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46